Patents by Inventor John Paul Vivier

John Paul Vivier has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 7191641
    Abstract: A rotary position sensing assembly for an internal combustion engine includes a mounting socket rigidly attached to a structural support of a rotating component and a position sensor slidably engaged with the socket. A slidably engageable retainer maintains the sensor within the socket at a predetermined distance from the rotating component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2007
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Dale Mathew Mayol, John Paul Vivier
  • Publication number: 20040079143
    Abstract: A rotary position sensing assembly for an internal combustion engine includes a mounting socket rigidly attached to a structural support of a rotating component and a position sensor slidably engaged with the socket. A slidably engageable retainer maintains the sensor within the socket at a predetermined distance from the rotating component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2002
    Publication date: April 29, 2004
    Inventors: Dale Mathew Mayol, John Paul Vivier
  • Patent number: 6295964
    Abstract: A system for controlling a flow of pressurized oil in an internal combustion engine includes a cylinder head having a first internal passage arranged to receive a supply of pressurized oil from the engine, wherein the first internal passage includes a flow restrictor; and a second internal passage connecting a section of the first internal passage upstream of the restrictor with a port formed in an external surface of the cylinder head to thereby define a pressurized oil outlet. The system further includes an oil flow control module including a pressurized oil inlet defined in a first surface thereof, and a spool valve operative to direct unrestricted oil flowing through the second passage within the cylinder head into one of a plurality of fluid lines operatively connected to the cam phaser unit, whereupon the spool valve is used to variably advance or retard engine cam timing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2001
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Anthony Frank DiMaria, Jeffrey Allen Mullins, John Paul Vivier, Mark Allen Bourcier